Round 1 of the Unofficial European Cup in Trail Orienteering (ECTO) 2014 was held last weekend in Tuusula and Nurmijärvi in Finland, in conjunction with FinTrailO, a weekend with two PreO and one TempO competition.

By the deadline of 10 March 2014, two proposals from member federations had been submitted to the IOF General Assembly. Later on, one of these proposals, namely the one from the Nordic countries concerning the IOF competition calendar in all the disciplines, was withdrawn. The IOF Council submits two proposals to the General Assembly regarding Statutes changes.

Our Athlete of May, Susanna Laurila, is 25-year-old mountain bike orienteer with World Champion titles both from Junior and Senior World Championships. This year she aims to get at least one more gold medal from the World Championships in Poland.